Assessment of Burnout among Residents and Young Practitioners of Emergency Medicine

{Aims: Stimulating but stressful and demanding environments, emergency structures expose healthcare professionals to an increased risk of burnout syndrome. Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of burnout among residents and young emergency doctors in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte. Procedure: The descriptive, prospective, multicenter epidemiological study was conducted from June to August 2020. Emergency medicine residents (DES MU 1, 2, 3) and emergency physicians (senior <= 3 years) at the universities of Besancon and Dijon responded to a questionnaire including assessment tools for burnout, anxiety, and depression. Results: The response rate was 70% (respectively 62% for Besancon and 77% for Dijon). 81 practitioners (average age of 29 years) responded, 41 residents of DESMU and 40 emergency physicians. 43 of them (53%) had criteria for burnout, 31 (38%) for anxiety markers, and 5 for depression. There was a higher rate of burnout criteria among young seniors compared to interns (16 vs 27